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the world parrot trust

The charity supports other defined groups and the general public. The World Parrot Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing advocacy, advice, or information. The charity is based in Cornwall and operates in Bolivia, Costa Rica, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The World Parrot Trust conducts and funds conservation projects for rare species of parrot around the world; encourages high standards in pet parrot care; campaigns to halt the trade in wild-caught parrots and informs and educates via our quarterly magazine 'PsittaScene' our monthly eNewsletter 'Flock Talk' and website www.parrots.org.

Fundraising

See where The World Parrot Trust is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,172,353
Latest Expenditure
£506,561

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 41.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 95.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 6.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,082,660
Charitable Activities £50,708
Other Trading £26,802
Investments £12,183
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £485,320
Raising Funds £21,241
Governance £9,500
Grants to Institutions £14,099
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,172,353£506,561£485,320£1,606,171£1,569,7855 / 0
2023£420,887£604,2720 / 0
2022£605,710£715,551£657,202£1,089,443£1,073,6765 / 0
2021£1,524,223£509,176£464,509£1,199,284£1,134,1475 / 0
2020£526,043£602,279£553,255£184,237£100,6395 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers